A Nottingham man is being held on $100,000 cash bail after he was charged Friday in connection with the possession of child sexual abuse images. Nottingham police executed an arrest and search warrant at the home of Frank P. Coppola.

NOTTINGHAM — A Nottingham man is being held on $100,000 cash bail after he was charged Friday in connection with the possession of child sexual abuse images.

Nottingham police executed an arrest and search warrant at the home of Frank P. Coppola.

Coppola is the sports editor for the Portsmouth Herald.

Police acted with assistance from the NH Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC).

The charge is a Class A felony.

Coppola has been given a Sept. 3 arraignment date.

The NH Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is comprised of more than 50 affiliate agencies from across the state.

Numerous detectives from affiliate agencies assisted in this investigation, to specifically include Portsmouth Police, Hampton Police, Exeter Police, Newmarket Police and the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office.